Sarees of India 2- Kantha Sarees- Pride of West Bengal

This is my second post in series Sarees of India. The first  post is about a Banaras saree.

In this post sharing about Kantha Sarees of West Bengal.

 West Bengal is famous for many kinds of handloom sarees. I can say Kantha saree is pride of West Bengal.

Kantha is kind of embroidery, which was used by Bengali women to make old clothes look attractive.(I will write about Kantha embroidery in the series "Embroideries of India".)

Kantha Sarees are normally available in silk , silk cotton or cotton materials. On plain saree very intricate embroidery is  made with bright color threads. When I visited a craft fest I could capture photos some beautiful Kantha sarees.

Here are some Kantha sarees :

The colorful sarees , with very elegant Kantha embroidery , aren't these tempting ?

This I  liked the most , Black and Orange combination, with leaves patterns embroidered on it.

Yello, Blue , Creme and Pink, which one you liked the most?

 

Last time when I visited Kolkata , I could add some Kantha sarees to my wardrobe. One is green:

I was mesmerized by the motif and the patch work combination .

 

The closer view of the motif: 

Another is creme color , with very beautiful vine embroidery.

 

If you are saree lover , then I feel at least one Kantha saree is must in your wardrobe. What do you opine?

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